Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Nature of Modern Problem 12 July 2009

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Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 6168
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 3568
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 23814
Matthew, 13:42
Al-Maqasid al-Hasana by Al-Sakhawi, Hadith no. 189
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no one can change human nature
“No one can change the nature of man and woman”
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human nature as source of unshakeable hope
“Nature is reality, nature is God's own scheme”
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despair is forbidden in Islam
“Quran says despair, mayoosi, is haram in Islam”
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Adam and Eve placed in paradise with one condition
“God made Adam and Eve, and told them: live in paradise”
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the full story of Adam's temporary expulsion from paradise
“Adam was told: enjoy paradise, but never approach this tree”
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the age of ideologically justified evil, Darwin's fitna
“We are living in the age of ideologically justified evil”
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Darwin reduced God to a mere appendix
“See what Darwin did — he shrank God down to nothing”
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history of unlimited freedom as modern religion
“Bentham and Mill made freedom the greatest good”
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unlimited freedom's rise to a shameful acceptance
“Freedom is the sum bonum — the modern world's new creed”
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Khalil Gibran on silent collective consent
“No leaf falls without the silent consent of the tree”
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no private evil, secondhand smoke and hidden harm
“If it doesn't harm you, do what you like — wrong”
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freedom ends where your nose begins
“Your freedom ends where my nose begins”
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man keeps the blessing, discards the Blesser
“Man has taken the blessing but dropped the Blesser”
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melting glaciers, water crisis, and the case for repentance
“Glaciers are melting, sweet water is turning salty — no reversing it”
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G8 summits are powerless, only repentance changes fate
“G8 or G14 meetings — nothing will change from that”
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closing call to reset priorities before it's too late
“People are laughing today so they may never laugh again”
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can Muslims eat prasad from Hindu colleagues
“Can a Muslim eat prasad brought by Hindu colleagues?”
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what tazkiya nafs really means
“Tazkiya nafs is basically another name for introspection”
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father quits smoking instantly for his son
“Son found proof his father smoked — father quit that instant”
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wazifa chanting is a bidah, not Islam
“The word wazifa itself is a bidah”
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can a woman lead a nation in Islam
“Can a woman be made head of a state?”
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hadith on a nation ruled by a woman
“A nation that makes a woman its head won't prosper”